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VW is remains embroiled in a massive pollution-cheating scandal after it was forced to admit that it had installed software in 11 million diesel engines worldwide designed to skew the results of emission tests.

The scandal has sent shockwaves around the global automobile sector and plunged VW into its deepest ever crisis.

On Wednesday however, official data showed that the number of new VW cars registered in Germany declined by just 2.0 per cent in November.

In addition, Volkswagen remained the biggest-selling brand in its home country.

Overall, despite the VW scandal, sales of new cars in Britain rose 3.8 per cent last month, the SMMT added on Friday.

That marked a modest rebound from a 1.1-per cent drop in October - which was the first fall in 3.5 years.

"November's figures come as a reminder of the strength of the UK car market, as low interest rates and competitive finance deals continue to attract consumers to new car ownership," said SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes.

"We have been expecting a levelling off in demand for some time now - a development that is being realised following an unprecedented three-and-a-half years of non-stop growth."